“Gone With the Wind’’ — back in theaters nationwide on Sunday (Sept. 28) and Wednesday (Oct. 1) for the first time since 1998 in honor of its 75th anniversary, with two daily showings hosted by TCM’s Robert Osborne — has set many records.

Most importantly, it’s sold far more tickets in theaters than any film in history. Adjusted for inflation, that’s $1.6 billion worth of tickets sold in the U.S. alone and more than $3 billion worldwide, comfortably ahead of more recent blockbusters like “Avatar’’ and “Star Wars.’’

The other numbers are equally staggering:

$3.9 million in 1939 dollars to make the film, exclusive of hefty distribution and promotion costs, which was a record at the time. Today it’d cost at least $350 million.

Five directors worked on the film: Victor Fleming, who got sole credit and won an Oscar (he also directed “The Wizard of Oz” the same year), George Cukor, Sam Wood, production designer William Cameron Menzies and second-unit director B. Reeves Eason. And Alfred Hitchcock even supervised (unused) storyboards for one sequence.

With a running time of 226 minutes, “Gone With the Wind’’ was the longest film ever. It’s currently in fourth place among mainstream English-language movies.

Sixteen writers toiled on the screenplay, credited solely to Sidney Howard, winner of a posthumous Oscar. They included Ben Hecht (who wrote the flowery opening titles), F. Scott Fitzgerald and producer David O. Selznick.

Five reshoots were staged for the opening sequence with Scarlett and the Tarleton twins (future TV Superman George Reeves played Brent) discussing the Civil War, by two different directors, with different costumes and camera angles.

Thirty-two actresses were screen tested for Scarlett, including Tallulah Bankhead, Lana Turner and Susan Hayward. Jean Arthur and Paulette Goddard made the finals. Thousands of Southern women were also interviewed as a publicity stunt to promote the film.

Thirteen Oscar nods, including Supporting Actress for Olivia de Havilland (at 97, the sole surviving member of the principal cast), were received by “Gone With the Wind,’’ then a record. It won eight, including Best Picture — another record — plus two honorary awards.

Seven full theatrical releases were given to “Gone With the Wind,’’ including a 70mm reissue in 1967 that was the year’s No. 2 grosser after “The Graduate.”

Sixty-five percent of TV viewers tuned in for the film’s debut on NBC in 1976, the most-watched program ever at that point. (It was topped the following year by “Roots.”)